Mohave County miner., 1887-12-24
On Monday taxes became delinouen,

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and a penalty Of tive per cent. is added
on all taxes paid after that day. II de-
linquent taxes are not paid before the
first Monday in February next in addi
tion to the penalty Of FIVE per cent. the
cost Of advertising will be added.
Miss Nellie Biskely, OF Jackson. Mich.
a niece OF Judge W. G. Blake'y, Of King
man, arrived Sunday morning On the
delayed west-bonnd train. Miss Blakely
will make somewhat lengthy visit with
her relatives here, and we hope that he,
stay in the wilds Of Arizona will be a
pleasant one.
n. G. Amer il over from the Silver
King mine looking after a Common
Sense" whim which he ordered from Al.
buquerque through the en.erprising firm
OF W. II. Taggart & Co. some five or six
weeks ago, and shipped at that time
Mr.. Amer is still anxiously awaiting the
pleasure OF the railroad company.
T. j. McCurran, an old man who has
been sick for the past four or Ave weeks
at the lodging house VI VIM. Richards,
died Thursday morning. The body was
buried in the new burying ground west Of
the town.site. The deceased was known
to but few persons here, having been here
but few months. He formerly resided
in Graham and Apache counties.
The Wells. Fargo Company il carrying
large number OF small packages these
DAYS. One express car went west one day
this week which contained 200 small
packages. 1t is presumed the larger part
were intended for Christmas presents
and the express company is doing it, best
to deliver the packages by that time and
is working its employees night and day to
that effect.
Judge w. G. Blakcly returned Sunday
morning from an extended trip through
the East in the interest OF the Mohav-
Mining and Milling Corporation. During
his ah8ence the Judge visited the cities oi
Des Moines. Iowa, Jackson, Mich, Bati-
more, Nd, Columbus, Ohio, and St
Louis, Mo. After short stay at home
Mr.. Blakely will again go East in the
interest Ct the company he represents.
Tuesday forenoon Mr.. II. s. Carpenter
discovered fire among lot o; empty ore
sacks piled on the ore platform. With
the assistance OF Mr. J. Z. HaIsey the
fire was quickly extinguished. About
| one hundred sacks was badly damaged
| and some one Of MohAve's miners will be
short a lot OF ore sacks. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from spark
from passing engine.
On Sunday morning a telegram was
received from the parents Of young Nc
Names, who was accidentally shot by a
fellow passenger at blackberry and whose
death occurred Saturday morning, to
bury the body here. Accordingly the
burial took place at the new cemetery
south OF town in the afternoon. Mr..
Reynolds, the friend Of the deceased, took
his departure for California the same
afternoon on the belated passenger train.
On last Sunday morning James Nc
Cartney got fighting full of pure xxx
old Kentucky Bourbon and proceeded to
do up everybody he met. His last attack
vas on Chas. Gillespie, whom he followed
and hit over the head with rocks, injuring
him severely and for time it was thought
fatally. Mccartney was overpowered and
taken to Jail, where he now awaits an ex-
animation before the Justice Of the Peace,
which takes place on the 5th Of January
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watkins left for
San Jose, California, on Tuesday after
noon. Frank has disposed of his interest
in the drug business here to his brother
Howard. He will remain in California,
but has not yet decided just where he will
locate or what business he will engage in
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins have large circle
of friends in Mohsve county who very
much regret their departure, but wish
them health and prosperity in their Cali
fornia home.